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When to book
Most travelers book about 5 weeks ahead. The price is the same all season, so book the date that suits you. August is the busiest month.
Description
See the highlights of the South Coast of Iceland on this summer small-group tour, with waterfalls, black sand beaches, Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, and a glacier hike.
Day one begins with pickup from your hotel or a nearby bus stop in Reykjavik, where you join a small group in a minibus. Fewer passengers mean more time at each stop and a more personal experience, and you can ask your guide plenty of questions along the way.
Traveling along the Ring Road, you pass mossy lava fields on the way to the first stops. Walk behind the curtain of Seljalandsfoss Waterfall when conditions allow, see the hidden Gljufrabui Waterfall, and feel the power of Skogafoss Waterfall. You also explore the volcanic coastline of Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, with its black sand and basalt columns.
Later, you take a shuttle to the DC-3 plane wreck, an abandoned American navy aircraft that has rested on a stretch of black sand since 1973.
After a full day of sightseeing, you spend the night at a hotel somewhere between Vik and Hofn, depending on availability.
On day two, you visit Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, where icebergs drift through the water, and see it from the lagoon itself on an amphibian boat tour.
Nearby, you explore Diamond Beach, where pieces of glacial ice wash up on the black volcanic sand and glitter in the sunlight.
The tour continues with stops at Eldhraun Lava Field, the Bridge of the Volcanoes, and Fjadrargljufur Canyon. Depending on your hotel location, the Bridge of the Volcanoes stop may be on day one.
Then you head to Solheimajokull Glacier for a glacier hike. A professional glacier guide gives you the safety gear and leads you across the ice.
Finally, you drive back to Reykjavik, passing through Vik once more, with an extra stop if time allows.
If you travel in summer, you can enjoy the long hours of the midnight sun, and in early autumn, you might even see the northern lights.
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